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UNINA9910965207803321 |
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Titolo |
Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics, 2001/2002 / / edited by Boris Pleskovic and Nicholas Stern |
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Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2002 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-08806-0 |
9786610088065 |
0-585-43734-3 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (274 pages) |
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Collana |
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Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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PleskovicBoris |
SternN. H (Nicholas Herbert) |
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Soggetti |
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Economics |
Developing countries Economic conditions Congresses |
Developing countries Economic policy Congresses |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- Contents -- About This Book -- Introduction -- Opening Address -- A Strategy for Development -- Globalization and Inequality -- Globalization and Inequality: Historical Trends -- Fear of Globalization: The Human Capital Nexus -- Growth and Inequality: The Role of Foreign Trade and Investment -- Geography and International Inequalities: The Impact of New Technologies -- Health and Development -- The Role of Nongovernmental Organizations in Providing Health Care -- A Patent Policy Proposal for Global Diseases -- Health, Income, and Economic Development -- World Inequality and the Rise in Longevity. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics (ABCDE) is a global gathering of the world's leading scholars and development practitioners. Among the attendees were participants from developing countries, universities, think tanks, nongovernmental organizations, and international financial institutions. The 13th annual conference, held in May 2001, concentrated on the current thinking in development policy and the implications for the global economy with a particular focus on the two important and controversial themes of |
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